Art Of The Possible In Gas Tax Debate
The piece discusses Senator Rembert C. Dennis backing a one-cent gasoline tax as the practical limit for this year. It questions whether $13.5 million will meet highway needs amid shifting federal funds, while noting Highway Commissioner Pearman’s push for two cents. The author favors restraint but doubts rural counties will accept current rebates, given 1974’s distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen. Rembert
C. Dennis
General Assembly
N. Pearman
State Highway Dept
Dennis
Highway Dept
New Yorker Michael Kolesnick Dies After Pedestrian Accident
Michael Kolesnick a New York teacher and metal sculptor was fatally struck while crossing a street near his home in New York City. He died at age 36 and is mourned by his widow Betty Wyman of Aiken.
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Michael Kolesnick
New
Paris
Kolesnick
New York City
Betty Wyman
Aiken
Letters to the Editor and church resolution on work, wages, and liquor laws
The letter-writer defends two jobs for workers and opposes wage dictation, arguing laziness as the cause of unemployment and urging market bargaining for pay. A Bethel Baptist Church resolution in Aiken County opposes liquor liberalization and calls for a total ban on alcohol, signed by church officials and deacons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.T. Leopard
Bethel Baptist Church
Aiken County
Aiken
D. C
South Carolina
Eskimos Thrive On Raw Liver Diet, Says Explorer
Dr Stefansson observed that Eskimos nearby a stranded British expedition remained healthy while the explorers fell ill from poor diet. He notes Eskimos ate raw liver and raw intestines, implying dietary study could aid shipwreck survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C. Alvarez
M.D
Dr. Stefansson
Eskimos
Arctic
Meditation and health notes on silent practice and diet
A column contrasts Christian meditation with non Christian quieting of thought and urges meditating on Scripture. It cites First Psalm and the presence of God, then shifts to Eskimo dental health and the impact of Western diets on disease, puberty, and diabetes, followed by remarks on abuse psychology and parental reactions to molestation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
David
Christ
Innocent Bystander Looks At Jefferson Boulevard
In a satirical exchange Arthur Hoppe of the Los Angeles Times parodies an urban landscaping project on Jefferson Boulevard. The scene lampoons plastic flowers and faux nature, with a heavenly landlord and his agent Gabriel debating authenticity and the spread of artificiality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Arthur Hoppe
Los Angeles
Heavenly Real Estate Office
Gabriel
Admonition for Follow Up on 1960s Election Controversies
Holmes Alexander urges follow up interviews with officials like John Mitchell Herbert Brownell and Robert Finch to explore claims of a stolen 1960 election and constitutional grounds for a president serving a successor's term. He cites Nixon Kennedy disputes Hoffa clemency and Bridges shipping crises as relevant threads.
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Holmes Alexander
John Mitchell
Herbert Brownell
William Rogers
Robert Finch
Eisenhower
Justice Department
Supreme Court
John Kennedy
Illinois
Texas
Kennedy
Bay of Pigs
Richard Nixon
Nixon
James Hoffa
Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Robert Kennedy
Arthur C. Egan, Jr
Manchester
N.H
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Aiken, S.C
Samuel A. Cothran
Eugene J. Oyler
Leopard
R.L. Siders
Barbara Lane
Robert Medlock
Gerald Dubose
Harold Bryan
Joseph B. Williamson
Simon E. Jones
Billy Graham
Dr. Price
Tristan d’Acunha
South America
Africa
Price
Alaska
Otto Schaefer
Nutrition Today
Schaefer
Canada
LeRoy G. Schultz
School of Social Work
West Virginia University
Schultz
Earth
The
Harry Bridges
Australia
Bridges
Citizen Smith
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